Actress Brittany Murphy Dies at 32

Actress Brittany Murphy was found dead on Sunday, TMZ and other media outlets have confirmed. The 'Clueless' and 'Girl, Interrupted' actress went into full cardiac arrest, and paramedics were unable to revive her. She was pronounced dead upon arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The 911 call reporting the incident was made from the home of Simon Monjack, whom Murphy married in 2007. RadarOnline is reporting that Monjack himself made the phone call, and that the Los Angeles Coroner's office is launching an investigation into Murphy's death. The police "could not say whether it would point to any criminal conduct," Los Angeles Times sources say.

According to TMZ, Murphy's mom found the actress in the shower and paramedics administered CPR at the home and on the way to the hospital. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Devon Gale tells the Associated Press that the call was made at 8 a.m. on Sunday, and that one person was transported to a hospital.

Murphy's publicist, Nicole Perna, released a statement on Sunday saying: "In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support. It is their wish that you respect their privacy."

Murphy made her big splash in Hollywood in 1995's 'Clueless,' in which she played the ditzy character Tai. She went on to co-star in popular films like 'Girl, Interrupted' with Angelina Jolie and '8 Mile,' where she played Eminem's love interest. She was also the voice of Luanne Platter for more than 230 episodes of the popular Fox cartoon sitcom 'King of the Hill.'

Aside from acting, Murphy also dabbled in music occasionally. In 2006, she scored a hit by pairing up with DJ Paul Oakenfold on the song 'Faster Kill Pussycat,' which became a club staple. She also covered two songs -- including Queen's 'Somebody to Love' -- in the animated movie 'Happy Feet.'

Ashton Kutcher, who shared the screen with Murphy in 2003's 'Just Married' and also dated her, spoke out on his Twitter to remember his friend. "See you on the other side kid ... 2day the world lost a little piece of sunshine. My deepest condolences go out 2 Brittany's family, her husband, & her amazing mother Sharon," Kutcher wrote. See More Stars Tweeting About Murphy >>>

Publicist Ashley Berg, a partner at LFB Media Group who saw Murphy just two weeks ago at an event to raise money for disabled children, tells PopEater's Rob Shuter that the actress "was happy and totally upbeat at the event."

According to the Associated Press, detectives and coroner's officials were at Murphy and Monjack's home Sunday afternoon but did not talk to reporters.

Neighbor Clare Staples told the AP said she saw firefighters working to resuscitate the actress Sunday morning. She said Murphy was on a stretcher and "looked as though she was dead at the scene."

Richard Todd, Dec. 3: Aside from being an actual war hero (WW2), the British actor went on to appear in some of the best war films of the 20th century, including 'The Longest Day' and 'The Dam Busters.' Todd died of cancer at age 90.

Vic Mizzy, Oct. 17: The songwriter who composed the catchy themes for the 1960s sit-coms 'The Addams Family' and 'Green Acres,' has died at age 93. His manager Jonathan Wolfson said he didn't know the cause of death. Mizzy is survived by a brother, daughter and two grandchildren.

Brenda Joyce, July 4: The actress, who played Jane in several 'Tarzan' films with Johnny Weissmuller (pictured in 'Tarzan and the Amazons') and later Lex Barker, died at age 92. Joyce quit showbiz after completing 1949's 'Tarzan's Magic Fountain.' She went on to work for the government.

I normally do not care for Hollywood at all. I am a Christian and rarely watch TV. However, I did like Brittany. She was a good actress and I thought she would be a good friend to people. She had a special way about her. She made me laugh. I am so sorry for her mother whom she loved deeply. You could just tell she loved her Mom. I will miss her a lot. I sure hope that she was not using drugs. There should be one person in Hollywood that cares about people who are in trouble. Perhaps she was to nice of a person to be a Hollywood star. So long Brittany. I hope you knew your Maker.Liz from Wisconsin

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, I AM IN TOTAL SHOCK!!!!! I LOVE HER, SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTOR'S. SHE IS SUCH A GOOD ACTOR, A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. I AM CRYING IN SADNESS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SOUL. REST IN PEACE, BRITNEY!!!! WE WILL MISS YOU.

My sentiments exactly. Just reviewed Brit's memorable stints on David Letterman. These covered a number of years and it all just makes me cry. She was so fortunate to be remarkably cute and very talented. What a terrible loss--and, especially difficult during the holidays.

softhart69 - don't be so quick to judge. People can have an irregular heartbeat without any warning and their heart just never starts up again... my sympathy to her family friends... so young... too soon